x, 386 pages : 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index

Ch. 1. Introduction / L. L. Hench and J. Wilson -- Ch. 2. The Use of Alumina and Zirconia in Surgical Implants / S. F. Hulbert -- Ch. 3. Bioactive Glasses / L. L. Hench and O. Andersson -- Ch. 4. Bioactive Glasses: Clinical Applications / J. Wilson, A. Yli-Urpo and H. Risto-Pekka -- Ch. 5. A/W Glass-Ceramic: Processing and Properties / T. Kokubo -- Ch. 6. A/W Glass-Ceramic: Clinical Applications / T. Yamamuro -- Ch. 7. Ceravital Bioactive Glass-Ceramics / U. M. Gross, C. Muller-Mai and C. Voigt -- Ch. 8. Machineable and Phosphate Glass-Ceramics / W. Holand and V. Vogel -- Ch. 9. Dense Hydroxyapatite / R. Z. LeGeros and J. P. LeGeros -- Ch. 10. Porous Hydroxyapatite / E. C. Shors and R. E. Holmes -- Ch. 11. Stability of Calcium Phosphate Ceramics and Plasma Sprayed Coating / C. P. A. T. Klein, J. G. C. Wolke and K. de Groot -- Ch. 12. Hydroxylapatite Coatings / W. R. Lacefield -- Ch. 13. Bioactive Glass Coatings / L. L. Hench and O. Andersson

Ch. 14. Pyrolytic Carbon Coatings / R. H. Dauskardt and R. O. Ritchie -- Ch. 15. Bioceramic Composites / P. Ducheyne, M. Marcolongo and E. Schepers -- Ch. 16. Design of Bioactive Ceramic-Polymer Composites / W. Bonfield -- Ch. 17. Radiotherapy Glasses / D. E. Day and T. E. Day -- Ch. 18. Characterization of Bioceramics / L. L. Hench -- Ch. 19. Regulation of Medical Devices / E. Horowitz and E. Mueller -- Ch. 20. Ethical Issues / L. L. Hench -- Ch. 21. Summary and Future Directions / L. L. Hench -- Appendix ASTM Standards for Bioceramics / J. E. Lemons and D. Greenspan

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